(For faster updates on individual market-movers, Eikon users please use search string "STXBZ US"; for the Day Ahead newsletter, link.reuters.com/mex49s; for the Morning News Call newsletter, link.reuters.com/nex49s) U.S. stocks rose on Monday, with the benchmark S&P 500 rebounding after three weeks of losses, as a stronger euro against the U.S. dollar reassured investors who had worried over the impact of a robust dollar on mutinationals' earnings. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 1.05 percent at 17,936.13, the S&P 500 was up 1.01 percent at 2,074.12 and the Nasdaq Composite was up 0.87 percent at 4,914.13.

** VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL INC, $201.28, +1.95 pct

** SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS INC, $172.74, +1.97 pct

** ENDO INTERNATIONAL PLC, $89.947, +3.00 pct

Valeant Pharmaceuticals increased its takeover offer for Salix to $10.96 billion in cash, bumping out Endo, the only other bidder for the maker of gastrointestinal drugs.

** PROCTER & GAMBLE CO, $83.49, +2.03 pct

The beauty and personal products maker is exploring a sale or initial public offering of some of its beauty brands in a single deal, Bloomberg reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

Cowen & Co starts coverage of the respiratory drug and delivery system maker’s stock with “outperform” and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey starts with “buy”. Cowen analysts said in a note Bellerophon’s INOpulse device could be a key therapy of pulmonary hypertension.

** KANDI TECHNOLOGIES GROUP INC, $14.406, +8.89 pct

The China-based maker of electric vehicles posted a profit in 2014, compared with loss in 2013, as costs fell and demand for electric vehicle parts drove sales. Total revenue grew 80 percent in 2014, with sales of electric vehicle parts soaring 6,653 percent.

** MICROVISION INC, $3.37, +22.99 pct

The laser projector maker said it received a $14.5 million order from a Fortune global 100 client. The company plans to start shipments in the second half of 2015.

** WHITING PETROLEUM CORP, $37.14, -7.15 pct

** SANCHEZ ENERGY CORP, $11.9, -5.63 pct

** GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORP, $2.61, -8.74 pct

** COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC, $3.96, -7.04 pct

** BASIC ENERGY SERVICES INC, $5.1, -13.71 pct

** PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP, $4.51, -2.59 pct

Oil producers and service providers down as Brent crude oil falls to its lowest for more than a month. Oil was hurt by rising global inventories and signs of a possible nuclear deal with Tehran that could allow more Iranian oil exports. Brent down 2.2 pct at $53.44 per barrel; U.S. crude down 2 pct at $43.94 at 9:50 a.m. ET.

** LIFE TIME FITNESS INC, $70.66, +5.15 pct

The gym operator said it would be taken private by Leonard Green & Partners and TPG in a deal valued over $4 billion. The $72.10 per-share deal represents a 7.3 percent premium to Life Time’s Friday close.

** MIDSTATES PETROLEUM COMPANY INC, $0.89, +16.32 pct

The oil and gas producer reported a fourth-quarter adjusted profit of 19 cents/share, above the average analyst estimate of 2 cents, helped by higher production, lower expenses. The company said it expected 2015 production of 30,000-33,000 boepd, compared with 2014 average production 32,137 boepd.

** IDREAMSKY TECHNOLOGY LTD, $8.4, -22.37 pct

The Chinese mobile game distributor estimated fourth-quarter revenue of $52.7 million-$53 million, below its forecast of $62.9 million-$66.1 million, citing delay in launching a game and less-than-expected revenue from another game.

** FXCM INC, $2.42, -6.20 pct

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods downgrades the retail currency broker’s stock to “underperform” from “marketperform”. “We ... lower our 2015 estimates to reflect the higher customer deficit than initially announced and the weaker February activity in institutional and retail accounts.”

** RUTHIGEN INC, $4.11, +5.12 pct

The drug developer said it will merge with privately held Pulmatrix and rename itself Pulmatrix.

** NETFLIX INC, $420.8, -4.01 pct

Evercore ISI cut its rating on the streaming video service provider to “sell” from “hold” and lowered the price target to $380 from $450, citing strengthening competition and need for investments.

** DUPONT, $78.66, -2.29 pct

BofA Merrill Lynch downgrades the chemical company to “underperform” from “buy”, citing headwinds in agriculture and chemicals business against the backdrop of a strong dollar.

Trian Fund Management LP said there was “strong interest” among large DuPont shareholders to add to the company’s board a “Trian principal”, a reference to the hedge fund’s Chief Executive Nelson Peltz.